Coaching & Consulting

Just like every business needs its strategy in respect of the products or services it offers to stay competitive, it is recognised that leaders of international organisations could use a "road map" of how they can stay aligned and a step ahead of the competition. We like to work with businesses to support them in this aim, keeping in mind that Human Capital is known to be the greatest asset for every company.

Generally, we work within the two categories below:

Programmes

Experience tells us that sustainability is best achieved if the learning and support spans over a longer period to enable reconciliation of the theory with day to day experiences. Currently, we run the following programmes with slight variations depending on the requirements of the relevant organisation.

Leadership Programmes
Following a Training Needs Analysis with the programme sponsors and each delegate, a programme with 4 Modules (residential, each running between 3 and 4 days - 4 x 1 hr Coaching and a project in pairs), is designed for the duration of the programme. Usually, this type of programme spans over a period of 6 – 8 months. Regular meetings with Project Sponsors, Mentors and a Steering Group secure the governance of this programme between the organisation and the programme leaders.

Upwards & Onwards – the first 99 days
Newly occupied roles following a business process realignment, change or transition programme are very often quite taunting for leaders of any calibre. Particularly, as the impact of the influence and behaviour displayed by the new leader during the first year of a new assignment or role, is the one that sticks with the majority of stakeholders for the duration of the working relationship.

This programme consists of 2 x 60 minutes 1:1 coaching sessions per month either face to face, telephone or via video conferencing. It generally runs over 3, 6 or 12 months (depending on the role and individual). We use a personality profiling tool called Facet 5 to kick off the first session and as a basis for the duration of the programme. Sometimes, when working with management teams this profiling tool is expanded to create a team profile.

Stakeholder Management Programmes
This programme is designed with teams in mind that want to expand their relationship management capabilities as part of their leadership skill set. In addition it also works extremely well with project management teams that work across different cultures.
We run it in 6 modules (2 days each) over a period of 8 months and it includes 1 hour coaching support between modules.

Bespoke Workshops and Programmes
We work with organisations to establish their specific development and coaching requirements and design bespoke programmes that entail Workshops and /or modules specifically catering for these needs.

Leadership Consultant

This service is generally used one on one, organised by the organisation with the aim to support a group of individuals through a transition period. We currently run the following consultation services:

360 Degree Feedback Coaching
Initially a 2 hour 1:1, face to face, feedback coaching session based on a 360 degree review. The preceding review can be designed as a formal process or an informal review depending on the relevant organisations needs. Some leaders might benefit from a couple of additional sessions to design a feedback development plan.

Management Coaching
This is a particularly popular service for 1st line and 2nd line managers. It runs over the period of 3-6 months with 2 x 1 hrs coaching sessions per month - generally with a specific performance goal to improve team performance and leadership.

Project Coaching Support
New leaders or teams are sometimes unfamiliar with project management processes. The size of the team or the target may not warrant its own project management expert on the team and learning the basic project management skills on the job whilst delivering a small project may be the favourable approach. It is a particularly helpful service for busy sponsors, who don’t have the time themselves to coach their team members but want the capability in the team for the future.
We offer ongoing 1:1 support to those teams. A project coaching goal is defined with the sponsor including the frequency of the on-site visits, telephone coaching as well as project office support. The duration of this service is entirely dependent on the sponsor’s requirements.

Strategy Coaching for SMEs
When smaller businesses grow organically they sometimes overlook the reassessment and redefinition of their strategy for the next growth period. Mostly, owners are aware of the need for such development but somehow procrastination sets in, to the detriment of the day to day running of the business. As a result, the business then takes on its own dynamic without a specific direction.

We offer facilitation of such strategy sessions to small businesses providing structure, holding you accountable to secure the development of the new strategy. Depending on the size of the company and the complexity of the business this may take 2 days initially. In addition we recommend monthly telephone coaching sessions to keep the momentum of the implementation going. The way forward is then cemented by a final half day follow-up and closing session 6 months following the initial workshop.

Coaching & Consulting

Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

Peter F. Drucker

Client Testimonials

Are you missing out on family life...

Are you missing out on family life because your projects are eating up all of your time?

... and yet you still feel like you are treading water and not completing any of them? Do you find yourself awake at night wondering how to get your projects or initiatives implemented? Have you been dreading going to work in the mornings wondering how many uncomfortable conflicts and conversations you need to have today?

You might have the best of intentions of getting organised and yet, the moment you get to work it all goes to pots because of another crisis emerging that needs your attention.

Is it another conversation with the board or your sponsor telling them that something might not be delivered on time that is fuel for your fear of failure about it ruining your career? How familiar does this sound?

How to transform yourself

How to transform yourself

The results we have now in our live and career are the consequence of our habits.

Most of us want to reach our full potential, which means at some stage there are some things that you will want to change from what you are doing now. These things are highly likely to be habitual things. Things you have practised so well that you might not even notice them anymore.

Here are 3 simple steps you might find useful in helping you achieve this transformation:

Self-awareness – identify what you do and think automatically when you want to avoid the pain of what you don’t want to do. You are becoming aware of your behaviours and the connected thinking.

Understanding the impact of this behaviour and deciding what we might want to change and for what purpose.

Create a new way of thinking and practise the behaviour that goes with it as often as you can in your day to day. Align it as appropriate along the way.

Break down - a chance

Break Down - as a chance

How often in your life have you asked yourself the following questions:

Is this the right job for me?

Why am I saying "YES" when I really want to say no?

What can I do to rescue this relationship?

How much longer am I going to cope with this stress?

... and how often did you decide to compromise to the beefit of harmony or out of feelings of responsibility or guilt? I imagine this might have caused some paradimes. What did you choose to go with in the end?

The ambiguity of the seasons

The ambiguity of the seasons

How are you fairing with the insecurities of our times? The media is full with news about the breakdown of financial markets, relationship dramas, break down of political frames like the EU – even tornados turn up in unusual places!!

In times like this we often tend to forget that change and ambiguity always have been part of our existence, a simple example of this are the four seasons in nature. Some years ago I created a growth cycle that talks to this ambiguity based on the four seasons.